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Just had my 2 week post op appt today. I told the doctor how depress I was since they surgery and they prescribed me paxil. I hope it helps.

Damn I thought this post was "how to get a hot date with the sleeve" I guess I'll keep trying to figure that out.. Good luck with your date though

Don't you love doctors when your overweight. I go in for something like strep throat and they are all like, well if you didn't have a weight problem.... UGH. I have to blame this episode on the amount of fat that was in the whipped cream. I don't think my body could handle that since all it has been getting is FF stuff. Oh well we live we learn, no heavy duty fats!

I just ate a two small bites of Sugar free whipped cream and a SF jello and felt faint, weak, shaky, and sweaty, and maybe a little queazy, I am assuming this is dumping... am I right? Now my intestines are mad and making noises. The whipped cream was sugar free but not Fat free- please don't hate on me if this was a mistake, I am just looking for some nice girl advise.

I just ate a two small bites of Sugar free whipped cream and a SF jello and felt faint, weak, shaky, and sweaty, and maybe a little queazy, I am assuming this is dumping... am I right? Now my intestines are mad and making noises. The whipped cream was sugar free but not Fat free- please don't hate on me if this was a mistake, I am just looking for some nice girl advise.

Thanks everyone for your replies. It has passed now, but yuck that was an awful feeling

Oh yes you can use propofol too! (I forgot) In MASS it needs to be administered by an anesthesiologist (which is BS because I administer it every day to animals, it is super safe just not when you abuse it, sorry MJ), and they didn't have one. So propoflo is fine too. Just make sure you aren't given just diazepam (valium) it makes for a seriously awful experience. I guess you could ask.. "am i going to be completely sedated for this procedure" and they will probably tell you something like twilight...blah blah... But then you could ask what drugs they use.

My fitness pal!

Hey, Not to scare you but I just had an endoscopy done and the "good drugs" were on back order so they gave a light sedative and it was the worst experience EVER. I would just recommend to ask them if there is any drug shortage or what they will be sedating with you. Normally they sedate with versed and fentanyl. I personally believe they didn't want to use large amounts of these drugs on me so they used diazapam instead because my 100lb friend went 1 week prior and she got "the good stuff". I am sure you will be fine, but I just thought I'd share my experience.

Thank you so much!

<== Depressed. I miss my friend, I hate the way body is starting to look, I miss drinking with the girls, I have the worst breath.. I know it will get better, but it sucks for the moment.

Good for you!! Zyetric, huh I may try that. I have allegra but didn't know if that would work. It also spread to my lower belly

Also.. Pookey, Do you have a study that I can look up for this? I having a neuro follow up next week and I would like to present this to him.

I can't believe I am seeing this.. For the past 7 months I have had epiletic-like activity. I have twitches and fasciculations, and while I was in the hospital I was very worried I may have made them worst because the left side of my head kept twitching... Anyway every day the twitches calmed down, I sort of thought it was the Milk of Mag I took, since Magnesium some times helps me.. I actually don't think I have twitched in 2 days, and I am more purple than Barney on the ketone strips.. But now that I read this I wonder..... Thanks for the info!! You tube link to my "leg seizures"

Same exact thing happened to me 2 days ago and is still going on! I have redness and hives around my incision sites. I have been using hydrocortisone AROUND the sites, topical benadryl cream and oral benadryl... I am afraid I am going to scar my poor tummy from scratching so hard. If you find out what is causing it let me know. I didn't have steristrips, no staples, no dressing, just glue.

I guess even though I ate like I had a stomach of steel before, I had a lot of GERD. My gerd is cured and now I have heartburn I don't have any staples, but my incisions were covered with glue. I also feel like I am going to pop a suture because all the rest of my fat is protruding out and then my incision is like dented in. What type of gallstone prevention are you one. I am super worried I am going to develop gallstones!

Ok, I had my surgery on the 8th and feel crummy! What am I doing wrong?? Does it hurt when you guys take a lick of yogurt? Do you get heartburn and terrible gas? My incisions are now covered in hives, maybe my body is rejecting this surgery!! Also I have been mourning my bff food for the past 9 days : ( On the plus side I have lost 20 lbs since the surgery

So confused.. 1/2 cup is too much? Even if it is a shake?

The last 7 days I was able to drink my 64oz with no problem, infact I was worried I was going to cause I leak I was drinking so much. I was also able to eat my protein 3 - 4 times a day and I was still looking for more. Today I can't sip, I can't eat, I feel ok but just am SO FULL. Have you experienced this?

Hello everyone. I am dreaming about my mushie phase that I will be transferring to next week. I have been a vegetarian for the past 4 years and have decided to allow chicken and fish into my diet because I don't like soy and won't get the large amount of Protein I need by eating chick peas. I was wondering if you knew how to prepare chicken/fish so I can eat it during the mushies? Also I read deli meat is allowed, do you have to puree it or can you just roll and chew? Thanks

I am wondering the same thing, then I wonder if I should quit the bean.

I seriously thought this surgery would be no big deal for me, I am young and a fighter. However, I was WRONG. I feel like I have gotten the crap kicked out of me! I was told I wasn't breathing properly in the hospital and while recovering the nurses were literally yelling at me to breath. I tested negative for sleep apnea but I think the test was wrong. I am afraid to fall asleep now because I will quit breathing , also my lungs hurt. My stomach hurts and so does my esophagus, everytime I sip I have a huge gas/growl that comes up, and it isn't a burp it just is angry. I am not feeling nauseous, just sick and HUNGRY. Have you guys gone through the same thing? I hope it gets better, I am almost regretting what I did.

Although I thought the nurses were awesome at the time I am realizing they didn't know what was going on Thanks for your well wishes!!

OMG, I am so scared, I took the Alieve because the nurses told me to! I called my doctor today because of all my issues and told her what meds I was on and she said NO to alieve, what if I caused an ulcer!?!?!?! My gas pains are a lot better after the Milk of Magnesia.

I had to double check to make sure I wasn't the one that wrote this first post. I was sleeved on the 8th as well and wondering the same thing. I met a friend who had no post op pain, and hardly took the medication. I obviously have a different pain threshold.. I have never been in so much pain, EVER. I have major heartburn, gas pain, middle chest pain, constipation, blurred vision (from the meds?), My belly is black and blue from the heparin shots, My lungs feel like they can't breath, I have actually developed sleep apnea. I am oh so hungry, but can't eat any thing. I am HOPING this gets better, just hoping.